Next Wednesday, the 6th, former Senate President Eunicio Oliveira will host a dinner in Brasilia that will bring together former President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva (PT) and the heads of the ICBM. José Sarney, who led the legislature in the governments of the participating countries, was invited, incumbent senators such as Yader Barballo and Eduardo Braga, in addition to the Governor of the Federal District Ibaneis Rocha. The initiative for the meeting came from Lula, who worked to build alliances to make it possible for him to be nominated for the Palácio do Planalto after being released from prison and regaining his political rights. The leader in polls, PT bets on the opponent Bolsonaro.

Lula speaks to members of different parties, even to the historical rivals of the PSDB, while Bolsonaro talks more and more about his ideological base. The goal, as the former president himself says, is to maintain an open dialogue with all those who are committed to democracy – and who oppose the opponent’s coup d’etat rhetoric. In conversations, Lula also presents himself as a candidate capable of rescuing traditional politicians, fighting what he calls the criminalization of politics, while Bolsonaro insists on exposing himself as a name against the system, despite the fact that among other things he has government powers. the political core was transferred to the Center.

One of the largest parties in the country, MDB, is at the epicenter of a battle between the two favorites in 2022. The legend does not come from Bolsonaro’s support base, but it does not oppose him either. As usual, it is divided into wings with very different interests. The old guard of the MDB Senate prefers Lulu. Important emedebists of São Paulo are close to Gov. João Doria (PSDB), the preliminary presidential candidate. Emedebistas in the southern region and states with a strong agribusiness presence already maintain ties with pocketnarismo. At dinner on Wednesday, Lula wants to flatter his former allies and use them to make sure that MDB, which has capillarity and is very strong in corners, will not support any of its competitors in 2022. The acronym has not yet been discussed internally. which path will go in the next presidential succession. The name of his employee, Senator Simone Tebet (MC), was verified in polls in which it appears with 2% of the vote.

Lula’s relationship with the MDB old guard is long and lasting. Two examples are illustrative. On the eve of the Senate vote to impeach Dilme Rousseff, negotiations between PT and emedebistas, with the participation of STF Minister Ricardo Lewandowski, ensured that the then president, even after being fired, would not lose his political rights. When Lava Yato went out and no one even thought about arresting Lula, the former president met with Yunicio Oliveira, Renan Calleiros and Jose Sarnei, among others, to say that the operation was an attempt to criminalize political activity and that only the Federal Supreme Court (STF ) could have detained then-judge Sergio Moro. The rest is history. Lula was arrested and then released on the basis of STF’s understanding. Eunicio Oliveira was not re-elected to the Senate in the last election. Historical emedebists were left without mandates and with a number of problems in court. Together at the table next Wednesday, they all pursue the same goal: redemption and the restoration of political power.